Tea
" are questions you might be asked if
you visit someone's home in the UK. The traditional English drink is tea - it is drunk throughout the day
and is often made during social occasions. Coffee has become popular in recent years, but many
people continue to drink tea.
In the UK there are as many different ways of making and drinking tea as there are flavours. People
drink Indian teas, Chinese teas, herbal teas, and fruit teas. English tea is specially adapted for UK
tastebuds.
To make a cup of English tea the first step is to boil some water - usually in an electric kettle.
Traditionally the drink is then made by pouring the boiling water into a teapot and adding tea leaves.
The leaves are left to infuse, or brew, and when it is ready the liquid is poured into teacups through a
strainer and drunk with milk. Nowadays, many people use teabags, which are perforated pockets of
paper with leaves inside